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Blue Bin - Recycling

Find out what you can put in your blue bin

We collect recycling every two weeks. Please ensure your blue bin is placed outside your property or at your designated collection point by 6.30am on the day of collection.

What to put in your blue bin...

Items which can and can't go into the blue bin. These items are in the lists below

Plastics (Types 1, 2, 3, 4 5)

  • Plastic bottles and tops
  • Milk/juice/water bottles
  • Shampoo/conditioner bottles
  • Washing up liquid bottles
  • Detergent/Fabric conditioner bottles
  • Toiletry/cosmetic bottles
  • Cleaning/bleach bottles
  • Ready meal trays (NO black plastic, NO film)
  • Yogurt/jelly pots
  • Margarine/ice cream tubs
  • Fruit/veg punnet containers
  • Cream/custard/soup/sauce pots

We will not accept:

  • Black plastic
  • Black bagged waste
  • Toys
  • Polystyrene
  • Cling film or plastic film
  • Food wrappers (e.g. biscuit wrappers, crisp packets/tubes)
  • Cereal plastic inner bags

 

Tip: Bottle tops should be placed back on plastic bottles before placing in the bin.

Paper and card

  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Catalogues/brochures/directories/junk mail
  • Envelopes (including window type)
  • Greetings cards (NO glitter)
  • Wrapping paper (NO foil/plastic)
  • Cardboard packaging (must be no bigger than 4ftx2ft and must be flattened). PLEASE NOTE: If cardboard packing is too big to fit into the blue bin, it cannot be collected by the collection team. Anything over this size must be broken down and placed either into the blue bin or a clear sack provided by the Council.
  • Cereal boxes
  • Ready meal boxes/sleeves
  • Egg boxes
  • Kitchen/toilet roll tubes

We will not accept:

  • Books
  • Hardback directories
  • Wallpaper
  • Jiffy Bags
  • Coffee cups
  • Wet cardboard

PLEASE NOTE: All cardboard must be placed into the blue bin or clear sack provided by the Council.

 

Tip: There is no need to remove staples, but please remove any tape

Tip: Please ensure there is no food waste on any cardboard placed in the bag. All cardboard packaging must be kept clean and dry.

Metal packaging

  • Food tins
  • Drink cans
  • Aerosol cans
  • Sweet/biscuit tins
  • All metal tin and can lids
  • Foil containers/trays
  • Aluminium foil (clean)

We will not accept:

  • Crisp packets
  • Pots and pans
  • Paint tins
  • Cutlery

 

Tip: There is no need to remove the label but please rinse out and squash cans before placing in the bin.

Glass

  • Glass bottles
  • Glass jars

 

We will not accept:

  • Pottery or ceramics
  • Window glass
  • Light bulbs
  • Pyrex
  • Spectacles

 

Tip: Please rinse out all glass and jars before placing in the bin

Cartons

  •  Milk/Juice cartons
  •  Fabric conditioner cartons
  •  Food/soup cartons

 

Tip: Please ensure that all contents have been disposed of before placing in the bin

What CAN'T go in your blue bin

We CAN'T recycle a number of items including: clothing and other textiles, black plastic, bagged waste, crisp packets and other food wrappers, polystyrene, cling film, plant pots, toys, cereal bags, jiffy bags, books, pots and pans, paint tins, wallpaper, cutlery, pottery or ceramics, window glass, light bulbs, Pyrex, spectacles, and furniture. 

Contamination

If the waste in your blue bin is contaminated, we will not be able to collect it. We will leave a red sticker on your bin to let you know why the bin has not been emptied.

If your bin has a red sticker on it, please remove the contaminated waste and then put the bin out again on the next scheduled collection date. Alternatively, you can take the waste to the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Skipton or Settle.

Please do not call Customer Services to report this as a missed collection.

General information 

All acceptable recyclables must be clean before being placed in the blue bins either loosely or in clear sacks.  Please ensure the lid is closed. 

We can supply clear sacks for recycling where properties have limited storage and are unable to accommodate a blue bin or if residents require extra capacity.  Additional clear sacks are available free of charge upon request. You can apply online www.cravendc.gov.uk/recycling or by contacting our Customer Services team who will arrange delivery. 

Please note black sacks containing recyclables will not be collected.

Please note that in cases where a blue bin is a first issue, this will be provided free of charge. However if the bin has been damaged, lost or stolen or where a property previously provided with a container no longer possesses a bin, it is Council's policy to make a charge for the bin. Repairs due to wear and tear will be done free of charge.

If you need an additional blue bin to accommodate all your recycling, this will be provided free of charge. Please use this online form or call Customer Services on 01756 700600 to request an additional blue bin. 

If you are moving into a new or previously empty property and wish to request commencement of waste and recycling collections, please contact Customer Services on 01756 700600.  You must be registered for Council Tax to be eligible for household waste and recycling collections.

Where does my recycling go?

Find out where your recycling materials go once we've collected it

We collect around 6,000 tonnes of recycling every year and residents often ask about the destination of the materials we collect for recycling.

Recycling material is collected from the Council's kerbside scheme. All recyclables are co-mingled and collected from residents' blue bins.

The material is then transferred to Halton East Transfer station, operated by Yorwaste.

The material is then loaded onto a bulker and transported to JB Recycling’s Material Recycling Facility Processing Plant in Hartlepool. 

The material is then sorted and separated at the Material Recycling Facility (MRF). Here's what happens then:

what happens to your recycling

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